| Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. | |
| Named After: | Comecrudo people, also called Carrizo, state of Texas |
| Formation: | 1999 |
| Founders: | --> |
| Defunct: | --> |
| Type: | nonprofit organization |
| Tax Id: | EIN 75-2830923 |
| Purpose: | Human services |
| Location City: | Floresville, Texas |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Juan Benito Mancias |
| Publication: | --> |
| Parent Organisation: | --> |
| Revenue: | $397,458 |
| Expenses: | $271,121 |
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc., is a cultural heritage organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Comecrudo people. Also known as the Carrizo people, the Comecrudo were a historic Coahuiltecan tribe who lived in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico, in the 17th to 19th centuries.[1]
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. is an unrecognized organization. Despite the word nation in its name, it is not a federally recognized tribe,[2] nor a state-recognized tribe,[3] nor recognized by any other Tribal Nation.
In 1999, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas organized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, based in Floresville, Texas.[4] Their subject area is human services.[5] They underwent tax forfeiture in 2005 and 2015.[4]
Juan Benito Macias is the organization's registered agent and chairman.[4]
The Tribal Council of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, based in Lubbock, Texas, sent a letter of intent to petition for federal recognition in 1998.[6] The council has not proceeded further in submitting a completed petition for federal recognition.[7]
The organization joined Earthjustice in filing a lawsuit to stop construction of a U.S.–Mexican border wall that would have destroyed two cemeteries that are more than 150 years old.[8]